idrialite

English

Etymology

Idria, Slovenia, where it can be found, +‎ -ite.

Noun

idrialite (countable and uncountable, plural idrialites)

  1. (mineralogy) A soft, orthorhombic hydrocarbon mineral, usually greenish-yellow to light brown in colour with bluish fluorescence.

Synonyms

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Idrialite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “idrialite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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